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Day and night

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS1-2, NGSS.1-ESS1-1 · England: KS2 Y5 Earth and space

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Question 1
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- C. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- D. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
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Question 2
When it is daytime in the UK, it is night-time in…
- A. Ireland
- B. New Zealand
- C. Spain
- D. France
Question 3
The Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 4
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- B. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
- C. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- D. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
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Question 5
What causes day and night?
- A. clouds covering the sky
- B. the Sun moving around the Earth
- C. the Moon blocking the Sun
- D. the Earth spinning on its axis
Question 6
The Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 19:30. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 7
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
- C. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
- D. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
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Question 8
What causes day and night?
- A. the Sun moving around the Earth
- B. the Earth spinning on its axis
- C. the Moon blocking the Sun
- D. clouds covering the sky
Question 9
The Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:00. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 10
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
- C. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- D. The Sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
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Question 11
What causes day and night?
- A. the Sun moving around the Earth
- B. the Earth spinning on its axis
- C. the Moon blocking the Sun
- D. clouds covering the sky
Question 12
The Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 20:15. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 13
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Shadows change length and direction during the day.
- B. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
- C. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- D. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
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Question 14
What causes day and night?
- A. the Earth spinning on its axis
- B. the Sun moving around the Earth
- C. the Moon blocking the Sun
- D. clouds covering the sky
Question 15
The Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:45. How many hours of daylight are there? Give your answer in hours as a decimal (e.g. 12.5).
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Question 16
Day and night: which statement is NOT true?
- A. The Earth rotates once about every 24 hours.
- B. It is always daytime somewhere on Earth.
- C. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
- D. Shadows change length and direction during the day.

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Answer key: Day and night

1. D. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
2. B. New Zealand
3. 9.5 h
4. B. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
5. D. the Earth spinning on its axis
6. 13.25 h
7. C. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
8. B. the Earth spinning on its axis
9. 13 h
10. B. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.
11. B. the Earth spinning on its axis
12. 11.5 h
13. B. Night happens because the Sun switches off.
14. A. the Earth spinning on its axis
15. 13.5 h
16. C. Day and night happen because the Earth orbits the Sun.